Cyclone Idai leaves Beira ‘90% destroyed’

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A large dam burst on Sunday and cut off the last road to the city of about 530,000 people, the Red Cross said in a statement

Residents protect themselves from the rain in the aftermath of the passage of the cyclone Idai in Beira, Mozambique, on March 17 2019. Picture: Picture: AFP/ADRIEN BARBIERA cyclone that slammed into Mozambique last week has damaged or destroyed 90% of the city of Beira, the Red Cross said on Monday, as the death toll in the country and neighbouring Zimbabwe rose to 157.

A large dam burst on Sunday and cut off the last road to the city of about 530,000 people, the statement added. Data compiled on Monday by AFP from official sources puts the death toll in Mozambique at 68, including 55 in Beira alone, and 127 in Zimbabwe, up from a previous toll of 89. "Almost everything is destroyed. Communication lines have been completely cut and roads have been destroyed. Some affected communities are not accessible," he said.

 

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